Chapter 271: The Last Step to Win the Championship

"Kevin, it's okay now" Zhuang Fei looked at Garnett, who was panting and panting while sitting on the bench with a towel, although Garnett's personal mode in the third quarter was very powerful, but it was obvious that this was also a great physical drain on him, and this kind of instantaneous explosive performance was extremely difficult to control his consumption, even if Garnett was talented and had amazing endurance, Zhuang Fei was also very worried about him.

"Coach, don't worry, I'm fine" Garnett raised his head and looked at Zhuang Fei reluctantly showing a smile, his hands were still trembling, the performance in the third quarter made his whole person seem to be burning, he even felt that he could completely compete with Duncan and O'Neal one-on-one, it was a new realm, a realm of giving and taking, although he did not do a good job in the distribution of physical fitness, and he was now a little weak, but there is no doubt that Garnett's heart is still full of fighting spirit, He still wanted to go up and kill for a while, but Zhuang Fei now pressed him to the bench. This is the time that belongs to the second squad.

"That's good, you can rest well now" Zhuang Fei smiled and nodded, and then turned his gaze back to the court.

In this game, the Timberwolves' players are cold, but the bench players seem to be infected, which is also the reason why the Timberwolves fell behind after halftime. So the Timberwolves players now just need to hold on to the score and wait for the lineup to come up.

"Fortunately, this season Ginobili got it from Europe, in addition to Garnett, he also contributed to this game" Zhuang Fei looked at Ginobili just now after scoring two points on a European step layup and nodded with satisfaction, at this time Ginobili's role is greater than Mobley's, although the two are the kind of top breakthrough players but the style is completely different, for the Pacers Ginobili is more suitable, in addition to the Pacers in the last round against the Lakers, Ginobili's play is also very good. He has even been considered by some media to be one of the rookies in the class of 1999, and although his draft position at the end of the first round as an international defender is not low, it is indeed low compared to his performance and role. Even the steady play of Ginobili in the recent playoffs has made some media even voice that the Timberwolves no longer need Mobley, in fact, they think that the rise of Ginobili has indeed compressed Mobley's space, which is an indisputable fact.

"Zhuang. Larry Bird seems to be ready to make a line-up early, should we do the same? D'Antoni looked at a group of Pacers players standing in front of the technical table and asked, although the two sides of the second team on the court are evenly matched, but because of Ginobili's sudden threat, the situation of the Timberwolves has begun to improve, and now the fourth quarter has only started less than three minutes, and Larry Bird has to replace all to stop the Pacers from such an imminent rout.

Zhuang Fei didn't speak, just quietly looked at the Argentine who was holding the ball on the court, and could see that the defender was very excited now and his performance was getting better and better. In the end, Zhuang Fei shook his head as if he had made some decision.

"Wait. At this time, don't be in a hurry," Zhuang Fei finished speaking, D'Antoni also nodded, the Timberwolves do have the capital to wait.

"The Timberwolves have played the main lineup of the Pacers in advance, and Larry Bird seems to be a little out of breath," Michaels said quietly in the commentary seat, the twists and turns of this game are estimated to make the battle-experienced Larry Bird also a little chaotic, and the Timberwolves are now a little unable to sit still as long as there is a possibility of a rise. There is some meaning that the grass and trees are all soldiers, and compared to Coach Z, who is sitting on the other side without a hint of expression, Larry Bird is still a little tender. …,

"Ginobili's performance in this game is really good, if Larry doesn't change to the first team, it is estimated that the Pacers are about to collapse, it is a pity that he plays the seventh man in the Timberwolves, it seems that the Spurs' Coach Vicky also took a fancy to this Argentine when he was drafted this year. It's just that the gap in the first pick was intercepted by the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves' playoff journey this year is very strong, 3-0 Kings, 4-1 Trail Blazers, 4-0 Lakers, except for losing one game with the Trail Blazers, all of them won, such a record not only requires a strong lineup, the rotation lineup is also very important, the best performance in the Timberwolves rotation lineup last season was Mobley, this season is Ginobili, I have always been curious about how Coach Z found such a group of bench bandits, Everyone's strength can be competent in any team in the NBA, and I am also amazed at how Coach Z was able to make this group of young players grow so quickly, most of the players in this team are almost all first- and second-year rookies, and they are now competing for the championship" The Magic sighed and said, and also had a trace of sympathy for Larry Bird, who had to say that it was his sorrow in the face of such an opponent, and the enemy opposite him was too strong.

Magic Johnson sighed on the side and Michaels kept exclaiming, the Timberwolves did not replace their main force like the Pacers, but Ginobili alone was already inseparable from the Pacers, which made this ABC commentator constantly shouting there.

"Today the Timberwolves stood up with two great heroes who will be remembered by all Timberwolves fans"

Zhuang Fei was very satisfied with the performance of the second team of the Timberwolves, and did not replace all the lineups until there were only six minutes left in the fourth quarter, and at this time Ginobili was still on the court, and Jackson was on the bench.

I have to say that Ginobili's standing up has been a great help to the Timberwolves, not to mention that he greatly consumed the Pacers' energy in this game and gave the Timberwolves other players enough rest, and he alone played a sufficient role in giving Garnett continuous cover and opening up space after they came on the court, because his explosion and containment of the Pacers could not put all their energy on Garnett alone, which made Garnett face a lot less defensive pressure. And at the same time, Garnett's offense also attracted defense to Ginobili, which also made the Timberwolves no longer Garnett's strong offense on the court, and the Timberwolves' cooperation also played.

Compared to the Timberwolves, who have already played together, the Pacers are now becoming more and more unsupportable, and finally the Pacers completely collapsed in the final two minutes of the game. Looking at the backs of the Pacers players on the court, Larry Bird also sighed under the court.

"I lost this game in the end" Larry Bird couldn't help but feel a great sense of loss in his heart, he was so close to victory, but in the end he still lost.

"Zhuang, it seems that we won this game" D'Antoni said excitedly, the victory in this game means too many things for the Timberwolves, this game is almost certain that the Timberwolves have won this year's championship trophy, the Pacers have no chance to resist, the big score is already 0-3, how can they resist?

In the face of D'Antoni's excitement, Zhuang Fei only smiled slightly, and then did not say anything more, which also disappointed D'Antoni, who had been paying attention to the changes in Zhuang Fei's expression.

"It seems that I can't do it like him" D'Antoni was slightly ashamed of himself, his age was much older than this Chinese, but his behavior was much more immature than him. …,

"Congratulations to the Timberwolves for winning Game 3 of the Finals, now they are 3-0 ahead, maybe they can set a record of sweeping opponents in both the Division Finals and the Finals, this victory is extremely important for the Timberwolves" As the referee's whistle blew, the game was finally over, and the final score was 100-95, the Timberwolves beat the Pacers by five points on the road, and then won their third consecutive Finals victory.

The best performance in this game is naturally the Timberwolves' leading player Kevin Garnett, who only scored 8 points in the first half, but scored 28 points in the second half, scored 36 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists, as well as 3 blocks and 1 steal in the whole game, both on the offensive and defensive ends, although he did not become the fifth player to complete 40+20 like Olajuwon, Barkley, O'Neal and Duncan since 1985, but it was only a little short,It's not a bad thing to leave a little regret.,In addition to Garnett, Ginobili's 18 points in this game are also amazing.,It's clear that this Argentine guard has become more and more adaptable to the rhythm of the NBA.,And the contribution to the Timberwolves is getting bigger and bigger.,Timberwolves except Garnett and Ginobili scored 15 points.,The other players scored less than 15 points.,Pierce and Nash's two core players have just scored more than 10 points.,One is 13 points and the other is 12 points, The Timberwolves are the only four players to score in double figures, which is also the fewest double-double scores for the Timberwolves this season. In addition to Reggie Miller's 25 points on the Pacers, Smit also scored 26 points, and only Jalen Rose scored a double-double, with Jaylen Rose scoring 18 points. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )